"smishing" meaning in English

See smishing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Blend of SMS + phishing Etymology templates: {{blend|en|SMS|phishing}} Blend of SMS + phishing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} smishing (uncountable)
  1. Identity theft committed through a malicious link contained within a text message. Wikipedia link: smishing Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: phishing Holonyms: social engineering Coordinate_terms: vishing, 簡訊釣魚 (jiǎnxùn diàoyú) [Chinese, Mandarin], 简讯钓鱼 (jiǎnxùn diàoyú) [Chinese, Mandarin]
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